on account of

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   because of sb / sth

   And maybe 2- or 3,000 people start west on account of that handbill.

In the movies · 6

• Tell them the party is through on account of you.His Girl Friday1940
• - Why'd you take sleeping pills? - On account of me.The Apartment1960
• And maybe 2- or 3,000 people start west on account of that handbill.The Grapes of Wrath1940
• Called on account of rain?Collateral2004
• On account of my winning personality.Loving Vincent2017
• It's community service, on account of Colds rape.Nebraska2013
• on account of our obstacles.O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000
• on account of what happened to your uncle Terry.Zootopia2016

Learn it in full scenes

• His Girl Friday1940
  • Hildy Tells Walter She's Remarrying
  • Hildy Quits the Post
  • Walter Meets Bruce Baldwin
• The Apartment1960
  • Baxter Swaps His Apartment Nights
  • Sheldrake Grills Baxter About the Key
  • Baxter Meets Fran at the Theatre

From the same entry

• by all accounts
• by your own account
• give a good account of yourself
• of no account
• on account
• on account
• on no account
• on your own account
• on this account
• put to good account
• take account of
• a blow - by - blow account, description

More idioms

• get nowhere
• be in the bag
• take by surprise
• be on the move
• at random
• if only
• in the nick of time
• keep a close eye on
• make ends meet
• nine to five
• turn over a new leaf
• how about